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Song Names? What do they mean?
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RE: Song Names? What do they mean? (in reply to Ailsa)
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Chocho and picha are similar in that both refer to the sexual organs (picha or pisha is masculine). They are not necessarily flamenco but from the barrio. Educated people do not use them. Another variant of picha is carrajo: a very strong insult is "Vete al carrajo, cabrón!": careful, it could get you into a fight. Cabrón is a male goat and in a macho society,making a cuckold of someone was a very serious matter, so cabrón remains a serious insult. Other insulting words are borde, mamarracho and gilipollas, or to have malaje or mala leche or guasa. "Hostia" has a very strong effect on older people since it refers to the Catholic host and can be seen as blasphemy. Hijo or hija de puta is very general: I once heard a mother in the street calling her little daughter "hija de la gran puta!":-). Cago en la leche (de tu mare) or cago en la mare que te parió (usually shortened to cago en la ma´) sound heavy duty but are in everyday use. However "de puta mare", meaning really excellent, is more or less acceptable. Phrases such as these are to learn but not to use:-) Suerte Sean
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